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The Social Costs of Inadequate Contraception

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2009

Jacqueline D. Koenig ,
Michael J. Strauss ,
Joan Henneberry  and
T. George Wilson
Jacqueline D. Koenig
Affiliation:
Princeton University
Michael J. Strauss
Affiliation:
Corning HTA
Joan Henneberry
Affiliation:
Colorado Department of Health
T. George Wilson
Affiliation:
California Department of Health Services
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Abstract

This study examines, on a per-case basis, the social costs associated with contraceptive failures and resulting term pregnancies. To combat unintended pregnancy and escalating health care costs, the public sector needs to provide greater access to highly effective methods of contraception.

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General Essays
Information
International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 12 , Issue 3 , Summer 1996 , pp. 487 - 497
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996

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